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a president obama without lyndon johnson. we are talking to robert caro as well. that will be on sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time. here's a clip of that conversation and then we will be right back. >> i don't regard this as just a biography of lyndon johnson. i want each book to examine the kind of political power in america. i am saying this is a kind of political power. seeing what a president can do in a moment of -- in a time of great crisis. how he gathers and what does he do to get legislative action to take command in washington. that is a way of examining power at a time of crisis. i want to do this in full. i suppose that would take 300 pages. so that is why i dusted must examine this -- why i just said let's examine this. >> in your book, lyndon johnson lies to the public about the number of things, including his relationship with his blind trust and things like that. from what you have seen in this book, how often did johnson lied to the public about anything when he became? became when he became presid
a president obama without lyndon johnson. we are talking to robert caro as well. that will be on sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time. here's a clip of that conversation and then we will be right back. >> i don't regard this as just a biography of lyndon johnson. i want each book to examine the kind of political power in america. i am saying this is a kind of political power. seeing what a president can do in a moment of -- in a time of great crisis. how he gathers and what does...
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obama. 10% obama, 90% military. after all, the structure was already there. they were already looking for osama bin laden. you know, osama bin laden's ability to control the world was gone. seven years ago. he was out of the picture for so long. it did not matter, but it does matter, symbolically. as a republican, it is about time mr. obama starts to leak. -- lead. i took my hat off when he took care of the pirates. that was a great thing. that will not change my voting. just this one -- he led the country down for the first two years in office. that was the most important. your first expression -- your first look at somebody, that is when you get your idea in hand. he paid way too much on this health care and i do believe it was actually a nancy pelosi and harry reid -- they put him on the whole. -- in the hole. host: we leave it there. a couple of stories from the paper. "the wall street journal." host: from "the wall street journal." this is from "washington post." this is from "the washington post" as well. the administration now providing workers with on
obama. 10% obama, 90% military. after all, the structure was already there. they were already looking for osama bin laden. you know, osama bin laden's ability to control the world was gone. seven years ago. he was out of the picture for so long. it did not matter, but it does matter, symbolically. as a republican, it is about time mr. obama starts to leak. -- lead. i took my hat off when he took care of the pirates. that was a great thing. that will not change my voting. just this one -- he led...
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if you look at the contributions that obama and john mccain received, obama out-raised john mccain two to one. businesses are very, very smart. liberals and conservatives only like to play one side. they apologize for one side and do nothing but criticize the other. most are very smart and they buy access. they are more than happy to play both sides of the i/o. host: john is an independent caller from georgia. caller: good morning. i want to comment about the guy who called in and talked about hispanics working for $5 an hour. he must have forgotten that this country was built on slave labor. he talks lies out of both sides of his mouth. host: are you a democrat? caller: i am an independent. host: what do you think about the state of the democratic party and the republican party? caller: what i think about the democratic party? we have an lot of money into politics now. comment about that, what the supreme court did, and money buys elections. guest: i am not sure money buys elections. at least on the presidential level. the way money functions in this country is a lot more subtle. i th
if you look at the contributions that obama and john mccain received, obama out-raised john mccain two to one. businesses are very, very smart. liberals and conservatives only like to play one side. they apologize for one side and do nothing but criticize the other. most are very smart and they buy access. they are more than happy to play both sides of the i/o. host: john is an independent caller from georgia. caller: good morning. i want to comment about the guy who called in and talked about...
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obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support for each candidate -- both candidates in virginia are former governor's. they each have a hard core unit of support. they have their differences in terms of the delight --direction that the country should go and the direction for virginia. they are in a lively contest. mr. allen seems to have more support from an external contributors than mr. kaine at iss point but mr. kaine holding his own. both candidates have inundated the airwaves with ads and phone calls to residences. overall, i think this is still very much a si
obama, president obama. i think virginians can be independence in terms of charting a particular course. i did not think virginians like to be taken for granted. to say that purging it is in the bag for president obama is probably a bit premature. of course the polling looks good right now. it is always good to be ahead rather than behind. there's a long way until election day. as far as the center of campaign, a lot of that will hinge upon how the presidential campaign goes. the base support...
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it is ridiculous what obama and the epa are doing. i hope obama doesn't get reelected. host: it has been over a year since the bp blowout. how're things going? caller: oil and gas have been here for years. we have a town called oil city. drilling is the most important thing going on. obama stopped jobs. he stopped people from working. this is nothing but a joke. the american people have stopped buying it. that's all i have to say. host: that was two years ago that it happened. what has been the political ramifications for members of congress and for the obama administration? guest: the sentiment that wayne has been expressing -- it has been two years. the moratorium is still having political repercussions. people are upset that the moratorium continues to reverberate and to push oil companies out of business where they might be opening wells. the obama administration said we needed to have that moratorium. when you crunch the numbers, the increases in production are having -- are happening on private land. the political debate is so fiery. host: chris in naples, florida
it is ridiculous what obama and the epa are doing. i hope obama doesn't get reelected. host: it has been over a year since the bp blowout. how're things going? caller: oil and gas have been here for years. we have a town called oil city. drilling is the most important thing going on. obama stopped jobs. he stopped people from working. this is nothing but a joke. the american people have stopped buying it. that's all i have to say. host: that was two years ago that it happened. what has been the...
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he was critical of obama. it is legal. it was only considered legal because there was a memo which was released by president obama. we had our own justice department decide it was legal to use any measure against terrorism that fell short of organ failure. no one else thinks that is a valid interpretation. i have not seen many people stand up and back john. waterboarding is mock execution. you think you're going to die. you think it is torture. argument, i think, best.mly asy at do we torture, do we not? torture might get some information. there are plenty of ways we could get information if we had stuck with techniques that we have used for ever. why did we think that now the threat is such -- we did not torture in world war ii. why now did we become torturous? if you think it is ok to torture people, that is a different definition of america. host: enhance to irrigation techniques but i know, you know it is still torture. next caller from florida. caller: good morning. i like to ask the gentleman if he heard of the conce
he was critical of obama. it is legal. it was only considered legal because there was a memo which was released by president obama. we had our own justice department decide it was legal to use any measure against terrorism that fell short of organ failure. no one else thinks that is a valid interpretation. i have not seen many people stand up and back john. waterboarding is mock execution. you think you're going to die. you think it is torture. argument, i think, best.mly asy at do we torture,...
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go obama, 2012. host: do we anticipate any blow back from this announcement from unions or groups like that, much like the teachers' unions with the education department? guest: there are two unions that weighed in. the national traders union have studied the problem. the american federation of government employees issued a statement saying there are cautiously studying the plan, but are concerned that if the goal is to eliminate positions, that is not the same s streamlining. they would hope that the administration and congress would be careful in deciding what kind of changes would be needed to make things more efficient, but not necessarily just arbitrary numbers of jobs eliminated. host: baker, louisiana, bob, on our line for republicans. caller: well, it is just another one of obama's fantasies that he is going to cut anybody out of the government. anybody that will believe that has got to be, i do not know, in another world. he is not going to cut anyone that is going to vote for him, especiall
go obama, 2012. host: do we anticipate any blow back from this announcement from unions or groups like that, much like the teachers' unions with the education department? guest: there are two unions that weighed in. the national traders union have studied the problem. the american federation of government employees issued a statement saying there are cautiously studying the plan, but are concerned that if the goal is to eliminate positions, that is not the same s streamlining. they would hope...
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caller: people are saying that president obama, panetta, gave orders and not president obama. host: there was one caller who thought that. caller: she said that. you have been letting people call in, not even question whether they are telling the truth. you should know the truth. you should know that president obama is the president and nobody makes decisions but him. that is neither here nor there because you know what's coming it does not matter because you can tell locals into your show. -- you can tell who calls into your show. sometimes you all put things certain ways to get people to respond in a certain way because, you know, even with jesus -- of the talked-about was good and look what he did to him. you might not like your president, but you have to honor him. that is why everything is going so bad for them. it is not dead. they do not have -- it is not that they do not have a good candidate. until they start respecting the man that was voted in as president, nothing will happen good for them. if you see what is going on here -- host: thank you for the call. let us go
caller: people are saying that president obama, panetta, gave orders and not president obama. host: there was one caller who thought that. caller: she said that. you have been letting people call in, not even question whether they are telling the truth. you should know the truth. you should know that president obama is the president and nobody makes decisions but him. that is neither here nor there because you know what's coming it does not matter because you can tell locals into your show. --...
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i like obama. obama will win the election. big one. american people wake up. [unintelligible] i love america. host: where are you from originally? caller: how long have you been of the country -- i am from italy. host: how long been here? caller: 47 years. host: on "abc this week" they talked about the anniversary of the killing of some of bin laden. [video clip] >> the capability had been degraded significantly. we took out leading copper tubes, degraded their infrastructure, the capability to train and deploy corporative. our defenses have increase. but that not mean we will reston would arrest until al- qaeda as an organization is destroyed and eliminated from areas of afghanistan, pakistan, africa. >> can you say one year out how much difference the killing of bin laden raid? >> i think it made a tremendous difference. it has taken away the founded leader of the organization who was a symbol of al-qaeda's murderous agenda worldwide. that has had a profound impact on the organization. his successor is somebody who does not have the same institutional suppor
i like obama. obama will win the election. big one. american people wake up. [unintelligible] i love america. host: where are you from originally? caller: how long have you been of the country -- i am from italy. host: how long been here? caller: 47 years. host: on "abc this week" they talked about the anniversary of the killing of some of bin laden. [video clip] >> the capability had been degraded significantly. we took out leading copper tubes, degraded their infrastructure,...
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51% say president obama. next call comes from bristow, virginia, on our support president obama line. caller: good morning. host: why are you supporting the president? caller: mainly because i believe him and i don't believe mitt romney. like the first caller said, he is kind of detached from the rest of america. i don't hold it against him that he is wealthy. i am doing ok, personally, but he has no real concept of what it's like to be not necessarily in the 99%, but even maybe even 40%. he is so far removed from the rest of america that he has no concept of what everyone else goes through. i would like to add one little thing. i am honestly surprised that he is running. i know that he probably has political aspirations, but other than saying that he can lead the country a little bit better than the president, why is he really trying to run for president? host: all right, thanks for the call. here are some of our facebook comments -- next call comes from lucia in . in romney supporter, hi, why are you suppor
51% say president obama. next call comes from bristow, virginia, on our support president obama line. caller: good morning. host: why are you supporting the president? caller: mainly because i believe him and i don't believe mitt romney. like the first caller said, he is kind of detached from the rest of america. i don't hold it against him that he is wealthy. i am doing ok, personally, but he has no real concept of what it's like to be not necessarily in the 99%, but even maybe even 40%. he is...
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obama. i at -- it is ironic that you brought that up, i forget the name of it. host: superpac and his reversal on it. caller: i am disappointed in him. but you can expect it, because he is green. i am a democrat who was for john edwards. he stood up for poverty. my insurance is going sky high. i just do not trust any of them. they flip-flop too much with their policies. they run to tell us what they are going to tell us and they get nothing done. host: jim, republican line, good morning. caller: the biggest flip-flop by the president was his failure to close guantanamo bay. during the campaign, with other carelessness, said that he would close it. when he found out how needed it was, he flip-flopped and changed. he lambasting hillary for saying that she would fail to find the premium of health care payments, but now obama care does just that. he changed his mind on his contraceptive directive as well. those are some pretty big flip- flops. for someone to run for president without understandi
obama. i at -- it is ironic that you brought that up, i forget the name of it. host: superpac and his reversal on it. caller: i am disappointed in him. but you can expect it, because he is green. i am a democrat who was for john edwards. he stood up for poverty. my insurance is going sky high. i just do not trust any of them. they flip-flop too much with their policies. they run to tell us what they are going to tell us and they get nothing done. host: jim, republican line, good morning....
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barack obama 2008. his speech was a way under the mark of his wife's speech. bill clinton setting the table for president obama the night before. he seemed to play the victim. americans want their presidents theye true leaders, that are the captain of the ship. he talked about growing the government. i thought that was remarkable. i would have thought that he would have more optimistic vision for creating jobs and solving this conundrum of everyday affordability. people are nervous about the rising cost of food and fuel. last night was the first time i realized i think chicago is in part running a challenger's campaign. give me four years so we can continue to do what we're doing. he is saying, this hasn't gone right and we need four more years to continue to do what we're doing because it hasn't been enough yet. the president gave himself a grade of incomplete. i thought it was a missed opportunity for somebody who is a skilled orator. you had some skilled speeches, including by his wife. host: our pho
barack obama 2008. his speech was a way under the mark of his wife's speech. bill clinton setting the table for president obama the night before. he seemed to play the victim. americans want their presidents theye true leaders, that are the captain of the ship. he talked about growing the government. i thought that was remarkable. i would have thought that he would have more optimistic vision for creating jobs and solving this conundrum of everyday affordability. people are nervous about the...
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president obama staying here in washington to celebrate america's 236 birthday. in about 35 minutes he will take part in a naturalization ceremony for active service ceremony for active service members
president obama staying here in washington to celebrate america's 236 birthday. in about 35 minutes he will take part in a naturalization ceremony for active service ceremony for active service members
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obama and mccain were tied four years ago. obama has a better shot. we do not have national elections. we have state elections and that changes the polls. it depends on who is doing the polling. "the washington post" gave obama the lead among registered voters. polls measured enthusiasm. romney people have been much more enthusiastic. you now see enthusiasm among obama supporters. host: this is the headline from "usa today." why is ohio so important? guest: no republican has ever been elected without carrying ohio. every republican that lost ohio has lost the general election. host: how is it looking for each candidate in ohio? guest: one poll showed obama was winning in ohio by a substantial amount. it's like ability was higher in ohio. so far obama is doing very well. is "national journal." host: what do you make of that? guest: people are on the air early and you're spending a lot of money early. you can hold back your money. obama ran all those ads last month. that money is going into getting these people out to the polls. host: back to florida, a
obama and mccain were tied four years ago. obama has a better shot. we do not have national elections. we have state elections and that changes the polls. it depends on who is doing the polling. "the washington post" gave obama the lead among registered voters. polls measured enthusiasm. romney people have been much more enthusiastic. you now see enthusiasm among obama supporters. host: this is the headline from "usa today." why is ohio so important? guest: no republican has...
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obama in very high esteem. ibm -- i am an unqualified support of him and his ability to deal with what has been a totally overwhelming mass for any president to inherits. and i do not think that the will be sending our troops into brushfires as we did with the previous administration. i think it is time to focus on our young people, on our people who are living in tents because they are homeless, and it is time to take care of the home folks. i don't think that anyone who is president can please all of the people. i think we have to go with the best candidate. and i think this man is brilliant and i think he is doing is absolute very best. host: let's move on to an e- mail. -- let's hear from georgia. john, republican. caller: everything that president obama has done that everybody thinks saying he has done this, he has done that, he has done it on borrowed money from china. when he came into office, the deficit was at $9 trillion and he said, look what bush did. then he got in and brought up to $16 trillion. a
obama in very high esteem. ibm -- i am an unqualified support of him and his ability to deal with what has been a totally overwhelming mass for any president to inherits. and i do not think that the will be sending our troops into brushfires as we did with the previous administration. i think it is time to focus on our young people, on our people who are living in tents because they are homeless, and it is time to take care of the home folks. i don't think that anyone who is president can...
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president obama went to new york on a date with mrs. obama. a lot of people like the idea that their clothes and went on a date together. a lot of people raised the question of whether the taxpayers should be paying for the trip to new york when the president goes to new york to take his wife to show. that is when you could argue it may be excessive and he should stay in washington. it will come up more this year. it has already been raised at the white house by the media and others of how much he is spending taxpayer money on political events. when he gives a speech with an argument on his policies, is he entitled to do that and have the taxpayers do that? is it something purely political that he should pay for with his campaign? i am not saying this just about obama. every president i have covered has done the same thing during reelection campaign trying to mix personal and policy. it is something the other side always gets riled up about and the media focuses on. host: on twitter -- ken walsh, our last caller talked about the first lady. ho
president obama went to new york on a date with mrs. obama. a lot of people like the idea that their clothes and went on a date together. a lot of people raised the question of whether the taxpayers should be paying for the trip to new york when the president goes to new york to take his wife to show. that is when you could argue it may be excessive and he should stay in washington. it will come up more this year. it has already been raised at the white house by the media and others of how much...
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they have blocked and blocked and blocked obama. host: looks like we're having a problem with our phones. we're losing calls partway through. let me go to the lead in the wall street journal this morning. it talks about ben bernanke's testimony -- let's listen to more of mr. bernanke posed testimony from capitol hill, somebody had to say to congress yesterday. [video clip] >> what is particularly striking is this is all pre-programmed. if you all go on vacation, it is still going to happen. it is important to think about that and work with your colleagues to see how you might address that concern at the proper time. host: let's go back to phone calls. donna is a democrat in kansas city. -- don. caller: the way we could get the economy back running is for corporate america to start hiring folks. i believe it would be their patriotic duty to do so. they are sitting on the funds. a lot of ordinary folks have been making a lot of sacrifices and it's time for corporate america to do their part. host: how would that work for corporations
they have blocked and blocked and blocked obama. host: looks like we're having a problem with our phones. we're losing calls partway through. let me go to the lead in the wall street journal this morning. it talks about ben bernanke's testimony -- let's listen to more of mr. bernanke posed testimony from capitol hill, somebody had to say to congress yesterday. [video clip] >> what is particularly striking is this is all pre-programmed. if you all go on vacation, it is still going to...
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obama. i went to a meeting and there was an aarp person there. they had a slide show and it took controversy -- contributions for building out at the obama put it blaze in florida. after was over, they asked. one last question -- i quit watching fox news but are you still one of their softball superstars? guest: i go on occasionally. guest: i still play sometimes. aarp has become -- it has become a lightning rod issue for them, the campaign. it is not clear how it will cut. john mccain did very well. he did well among voters in that category a year ago. president obama has gone all in trying to win over that period i would argue he has deployed some scare tactics. both sides have done this to some degree to scare our elderly voters about what will happen to medicare and social security. for every one of those i have heard, i have also heard accounts of people going to meetings like this. i would be surprised -- with a look at the election, you ask yourself how many people voted for john mcca
obama. i went to a meeting and there was an aarp person there. they had a slide show and it took controversy -- contributions for building out at the obama put it blaze in florida. after was over, they asked. one last question -- i quit watching fox news but are you still one of their softball superstars? guest: i go on occasionally. guest: i still play sometimes. aarp has become -- it has become a lightning rod issue for them, the campaign. it is not clear how it will cut. john mccain did very...
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michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare. more specifically, who do you trust, president obama or mitt romney when it comes to how they handle medicare issues? here is how you can contact us. two lines/two regions. -- two lines divided by two regions. who do you trust on medicare? "washington post" has a right up when it comes to this topic. here is the headline. the article references the white house, or at least those running to the white house when it comes to medicare. paul ryan in front of the aarp, here is a bit from the store that talks about that. that replaced in new orleans.
michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare....
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obama is not. a republican poll said 2/3 of people thought obama was a weaker leader than they thought he would be. only 20% thought he was a stronger leader. 51% said strong leadership applies to obama. that is very low for a sitting president. and bush, whether you agreed with a more lot, people saw him as a strong leader. he made the campaign about not just the past, his record, but also the future. also, about his opponent. we were talking about this morning. i went back and got the speech of the convention. it says it all. after acknowledging everybody, the president's election as a contest for the future. i'll tell you where i stand, widely, and where i want to take this country in four years. obama has not done that. it has been about my opponent is a weird, rich vampire who cannot be trusted because he will still your money and send it to a swiss bank account. this is not been a campaign in which he has said look in my record, i am proud of it. i just think the dynamic is different. bush wa
obama is not. a republican poll said 2/3 of people thought obama was a weaker leader than they thought he would be. only 20% thought he was a stronger leader. 51% said strong leadership applies to obama. that is very low for a sitting president. and bush, whether you agreed with a more lot, people saw him as a strong leader. he made the campaign about not just the past, his record, but also the future. also, about his opponent. we were talking about this morning. i went back and got the speech...
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president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large segment of society is built in to taxpayer welfare money. host: we got your point. labor leaders, meeting with president obama today. mrs. "the new york times." -- this is "the new york times." host host: so, that is the story from "the new york times" this morning. "the wall street journal" has the headline as well, "the president needs to persuade the left." let me give you some other news as we continue to talk about this issue this morning of entitlement spending. let me go back to the story about general john allen. here is "the washington post." most of the as asking for
president obama signed obama care, as it is known, and my insurance went up 20%. personally, i am an immigrant, i do not care about nationality, but i know a nurse in the state and she knows that they abused those emergency rooms. people coming in with minor stuff. they have out of wedlock kids in this country who are getting a free ride. where are the rights for the low-income white people? my mother never and still does woe is me attitude, that you should all feel sorry for me, and a large...
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this is happening now and the president obama -- under president obama. the syrian opposition was not created by the united states. the syrian opposition started as a peaceful mass uprising by the syrian people against a dictator. host: we're going to have to leave it there. david pollack is a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. thank you for being on the program. we want to let our viewers and listeners know what is coming up tomorrow. we will be taking a look at the political reaction following the supreme court decision on the affordable care act. later in the program, we will be joined by ron
this is happening now and the president obama -- under president obama. the syrian opposition was not created by the united states. the syrian opposition started as a peaceful mass uprising by the syrian people against a dictator. host: we're going to have to leave it there. david pollack is a senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. thank you for being on the program. we want to let our viewers and listeners know what is coming up tomorrow. we will be taking a look at...
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i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up first. what was the message to washington? caller: i really think compromise is in the air in a positive way. it is so
i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to...
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if anything that's going to anything for us, it's obama. they've already set their agendas, both romney and obama. and it's very clear to me, if you're a rich person, what you should do is vote for romney. if you're anybody else, you should vote for obama and support him. host: thank you. donna on twitter says this to us. if the middle class doesn't buy the product, no one is going to hire new workers. and from twitter, adam writes this about job creation. if voluntary interaction between human beings creates the guns. get the government out of it. and tizzy writes we have the need in the physical structure, -- next is orlando, florida. carlos, a democrat there. good morning, carlos. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. just want to speak on this outsourcing thing. people need to kind of put themselves in the mindset of large companies. even though they outsource these jobs obviously to gain profits and large corporations can gain profits, keeping their jobs here, you know. they may not gain as much, so hence the outsourcing and
if anything that's going to anything for us, it's obama. they've already set their agendas, both romney and obama. and it's very clear to me, if you're a rich person, what you should do is vote for romney. if you're anybody else, you should vote for obama and support him. host: thank you. donna on twitter says this to us. if the middle class doesn't buy the product, no one is going to hire new workers. and from twitter, adam writes this about job creation. if voluntary interaction between human...
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obama they remember that the national average the day that president obama took office was $1.79. i do not care who you are or what world events have influence on its. according to my standards i'd not look at that as being a good job when it comes to an executive. just remember, $1.79 was the price of gas the day he took office. when you went out five bucks a gallon not only is this a strain on your financial situation, it is also a -- it is also reducing your liberty. you cannot travel when you want. it is a reduction of liberty and a national security issue. host: before you go, let me bounce this off of you. but the flip side of you are saying. some analysts say rising gas prices mean the economy is getting better. demand is up and people have more money to spend. but that argument could be a tough sell to voters and republicans know it. what you think about that? if people have more money to spend, they're putting more money in their tanks and driving around more. that's means possibly the economy is on its way back. caller: well, if the economy was on its way back and there
obama they remember that the national average the day that president obama took office was $1.79. i do not care who you are or what world events have influence on its. according to my standards i'd not look at that as being a good job when it comes to an executive. just remember, $1.79 was the price of gas the day he took office. when you went out five bucks a gallon not only is this a strain on your financial situation, it is also a -- it is also reducing your liberty. you cannot travel when...
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in addition to the last caller's comments, he fails to realize that obama admitted, " -- so, obama is not doing his job. host: ok. congressman? guest: i agree. we're not putting enough of our resources on the border. we only have about half control of our border, which is a huge mistake. the president's budget cuts, where states have stepped up to detain those who been arrested in order for them to go through the judicial system -- he has been cutting payments to states to step for to do that. i think that is a big mistake. host: we will go to alabama. linda, republican caller. caller: president obama and the democrats do not realize that when you raise taxes on the rich, you are raising prices on everyone. the wealthy corporation owners -- they do not eat at tax. the government gets that money. the rest of us pay more for goods and services. whenever the president says he wants to raise taxes on the rich, he is raising prices on all the rest of us because we are the ones that pay for that. i do not understand why nobody makes that point. i do not understand what the democrats do not
in addition to the last caller's comments, he fails to realize that obama admitted, " -- so, obama is not doing his job. host: ok. congressman? guest: i agree. we're not putting enough of our resources on the border. we only have about half control of our border, which is a huge mistake. the president's budget cuts, where states have stepped up to detain those who been arrested in order for them to go through the judicial system -- he has been cutting payments to states to step for to do...
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but to get back to obama, obama, he has done really nothing. about two months after he got in office, he started campaigning. he campaigned on our money. ever since he has been in there. our tax money has been thrown out the window on all kinds of stupid things. and i think sometimes you really means well. but he does not know what he is doing. now mitt romney was not my real pick. but mitt romney is the best person. and people talk about -- you know, they follow these things. they need to wake up. host: gloria in panama city beach, florida. on our undecided blind. caller: actually my name is lori. host: thank you. caller: why i am undecided, i have a lot of a family in ohio that are mitt romney supporters. but i myself am undecided. i used to campaign for obama. because of everything that was going on with bush that really hurt us. and the eight years he was in office. and the economy, everything that obama had to deal with. but they are talking about foreign policy, how you promote world peace by passing out sticks. when you pass out sticks,
but to get back to obama, obama, he has done really nothing. about two months after he got in office, he started campaigning. he campaigned on our money. ever since he has been in there. our tax money has been thrown out the window on all kinds of stupid things. and i think sometimes you really means well. but he does not know what he is doing. now mitt romney was not my real pick. but mitt romney is the best person. and people talk about -- you know, they follow these things. they need to wake...
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obama. -- if mr. romney does not release those records i will vote for mr. obama. he has a new ed this morning staying -- saying he will say in the racewillmr. akins. host: york giving us and on the ground perspective in missouri. what do your friends and neighbors say? bill? i think we lost him. guest: i think he is right on clear mccaskill. -- clear --claire mccaskill. this is the biggest boon to her campaign. she is in deep trouble and a lot of ways. she is out of step with her state. she is in lock step with the obama agenda. she is on the process of being a former senator. one of the few things that could have intervened to help was an implosion of her upon which happens to be happening. for republicans, perhaps this is implosion came one day too early. if you are a republican, it seems the man in the center of the storm does not realize exactly what the implications of that implosion maybe. when it comes to the tax records, to the caller's point, i wrote a piece about a month ago suggesting that governor romney should release more tax returns. i gave four arg
obama. -- if mr. romney does not release those records i will vote for mr. obama. he has a new ed this morning staying -- saying he will say in the racewillmr. akins. host: york giving us and on the ground perspective in missouri. what do your friends and neighbors say? bill? i think we lost him. guest: i think he is right on clear mccaskill. -- clear --claire mccaskill. this is the biggest boon to her campaign. she is in deep trouble and a lot of ways. she is out of step with her state. she is...
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but just as romney is trying to run against obama. obama running against george w. bush in michigan, the question was -- do you blame engler or jennifer granholm. now a lot of people, a lot of people who are praising the president's bailout or rescue of the auto industry and perhaps one of the reasons president obama seemed to have a 7 to 8-point lead ohio which is crucial for any candidate because of what he did what obama did to rescue the oil industry. >> host: ken rudin is political editor at npr including the political junky segment that is part of talk of the nation on wednesday and runs the political junky blog which you can find at npr! org. thanks so much, ken rudin for being our fest today. >> thank you. >> host: coming up next, we'll stalk to stephen flan na gn and talk about syria. first the news update from c-span radio. c-span radio reairs the programs beginning at noon eastern time with nbc's meet the press. today, host david gregory welcomes robert gibbs senior adviser to the obama campaign, also newt gingrich and former california governor arnold sc
but just as romney is trying to run against obama. obama running against george w. bush in michigan, the question was -- do you blame engler or jennifer granholm. now a lot of people, a lot of people who are praising the president's bailout or rescue of the auto industry and perhaps one of the reasons president obama seemed to have a 7 to 8-point lead ohio which is crucial for any candidate because of what he did what obama did to rescue the oil industry. >> host: ken rudin is political...
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caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not like that. i do not think that was right. host: all right. in, not so, tennessee. caller: good morning, what i would like to know is -- what is the time line between mitt romney coming out and speaking about the incident at the consulate as opposed to the movie being shown and the rising everywhere. i do not think, to my distending -- the consulate happened before the movie was shown, but how did romney know about the movie? thank you. caller: that was in the news -- host: that was in the news at the time. let's go to noah, washington, d.c., independent line. caller: thank you. i would like to know why, when there are many serious issues in the world right now that our media is so focused on terrorism. i think it is one in 6 million chances that americans will be killed by terrorists when it is far more likely that americans will be killed by domestic, and related violence in which
caller: obama. i am a mitt romney supporter. i feel like obama is definitely not christian. i feel like he has definitely not followed up on israel to meet with their prime minister, and i do not like that. i do not think that was right. host: all right. in, not so, tennessee. caller: good morning, what i would like to know is -- what is the time line between mitt romney coming out and speaking about the incident at the consulate as opposed to the movie being shown and the rising everywhere. i...
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what are obama's numbers? what is the difference between what the new health care law is going to add versus what it has added in the past? guest: the second question is what i steady. we are now $340 billion over the next 10 years to the worst relative to the prior law because this law was passed. as to the numbers that the white house has cited, they have shown a favorable impact to the budget deficit. i am not disputing that analysis, but it is of a different question. it is relative to a hypothetical scoring convention rather than an analysis of the actual change in the law. i was trying to examine how this legislation changed our budget relative to what was in the law before which is not reflected in the numbers that showed a favorable impact in legislation. es to that viewer goins t point and says -- guest: although obviously i would disagree with that characterization, i do think that that comment reflects a nature of the few substantive criticisms that have been made of my paper. no one seems to be say
what are obama's numbers? what is the difference between what the new health care law is going to add versus what it has added in the past? guest: the second question is what i steady. we are now $340 billion over the next 10 years to the worst relative to the prior law because this law was passed. as to the numbers that the white house has cited, they have shown a favorable impact to the budget deficit. i am not disputing that analysis, but it is of a different question. it is relative to a...
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host: that was michelle obama. it's a campaign video put out by obama for president. int's hear from lynn wisconsin on our independent line. caller: good morning at. i am a retired lady living on meager means, but i am an everyday good morning america watcher. when i read this morning that ann romney will be a guest host i made up my mind at in that instant that i will not be watching good morning america this morning. it's one thing for we americans to view the spouses as part of the entity of the new president, toever, to elevate them celebrity status. is dead status for one thing, we in this country overrate celebrity status to begin with. we make them econs beyond -- icons beyond icons. when you take a candidate's wife or a candidate and put them into the celebrity status of being a guest host on a program, that is a whole new ball game and one i don't care to participate in. if they influence my vote, they do from the perspective they make a person real or unreal. we can develop ideas on that and a date as to what we believe and assimilate, but to elevate them to
host: that was michelle obama. it's a campaign video put out by obama for president. int's hear from lynn wisconsin on our independent line. caller: good morning at. i am a retired lady living on meager means, but i am an everyday good morning america watcher. when i read this morning that ann romney will be a guest host i made up my mind at in that instant that i will not be watching good morning america this morning. it's one thing for we americans to view the spouses as part of the entity of...
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. -- against obama, i mean cu. in 2010, it was quite the reverse. guest: some of the enthusiasm got dropped. one need to get on the example of the tax debate. you cannot be a white house legislatively on a debate. we have to get onto having a nominee taking the campaign to obama. you are looking at the campaign at the worst period of time. the incumbent can be strong on messaging. it will be much different campaign in may and june. host: mitt romney also appeared on the mike huckabee program. this exchange generated some headlines. [video clip] >> we need to recognize that those who served this country and are uniform have a special -- in our uniform have a special place the money to care for that -- for them and the american people feel that. they recognize we have a huge obligation to those who served our country. i certainly feel that way. one thing i cannot understand is the president cutting back on spending. he is on the cutting back on tri-care. why is it we go after military families? why isn't he going aft
. -- against obama, i mean cu. in 2010, it was quite the reverse. guest: some of the enthusiasm got dropped. one need to get on the example of the tax debate. you cannot be a white house legislatively on a debate. we have to get onto having a nominee taking the campaign to obama. you are looking at the campaign at the worst period of time. the incumbent can be strong on messaging. it will be much different campaign in may and june. host: mitt romney also appeared on the mike huckabee program....
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obama has cut taxes. he has not raised taxes. we would probably be better off in a long run if we put in place some tax increases. all obama has proposed to do is allow the bush tax cuts to expire for households earning more than $250,000. we will have to raise a lot more revenue than that if we are going to balance our budget. there is a lot of rhetoric on both sides, but here is the reality. to the extent that we have had economic growth in recent years, the benefits have overwhelmingly gone to the top 1% of households in america. 93% of the benefits in joined by 1%. that does not mean you have to be against rich people, but it is not on reasonable to make sure they pay their fair share of taxes and when someone is willing to give up citizenship so they do not have to pay capital gains taxes on a windfall from an early investment, that sends the wrong signal. host: how much of this is related to procedure on the house and the senate, related to the filibuster rule? guest: the filibuster has been central to the republican strate
obama has cut taxes. he has not raised taxes. we would probably be better off in a long run if we put in place some tax increases. all obama has proposed to do is allow the bush tax cuts to expire for households earning more than $250,000. we will have to raise a lot more revenue than that if we are going to balance our budget. there is a lot of rhetoric on both sides, but here is the reality. to the extent that we have had economic growth in recent years, the benefits have overwhelmingly gone...
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when obama and running scared off, the split screen did a lot of damage to obama. it was not necessarily what obama said, but what people noticed was how he responded when romney was speaking, the way in which she looked at his notes and not the camera. the way that he would not look at mitt romney and it's all created a perception of someone who was disengaged, not excited, somehow not in the game. i think that will be very important today in this debate. i think joe biden will have to be very careful. his great strength is he says what's on his mind. his great weakness is he says what's on his mind. part of that is not just about how the talks but how he will respond. he does not want to look condescending to paul ryan. he does not want to smile too much. i think his body language will be important so he does not give ryan more material than he already has. chances are that it biden will really go after him in aggressive fashion. he has no problem digging into his opponent's. he's a very good debater. ryan will have to keep his composure. it's important that he d
when obama and running scared off, the split screen did a lot of damage to obama. it was not necessarily what obama said, but what people noticed was how he responded when romney was speaking, the way in which she looked at his notes and not the camera. the way that he would not look at mitt romney and it's all created a perception of someone who was disengaged, not excited, somehow not in the game. i think that will be very important today in this debate. i think joe biden will have to be very...
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i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on our line for republicans, florida. caller: good morning. i think we need to take a position that american citizens, wherever they are in the world, are protected by the full force of the united states government. i would like to see our nation grow strong again. you don't ever touch one of our citizens wherever we are in the world. if you do, the wrath of the united states government will come down on you. host: among the two major candidates, who do you believe best exemplifies that or do you trust most with foreign pol
i trust president obama. mitt romney wants to go to war again with by ren and we don't need another war. -- with iran and we don't need another war. obama has done everything he can as president. we had a national tragedy and he wants to politicize it. i don't trust mitt romney. he wants to go to war again. i love with the president is doing. people wanted freedom over there and they got freedom. i trust the president. mitt romney wants us to go back to war again. host: next up is kathleen on...
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bank -- obama -- obama campaign position three days before the election. civilian voters have to be treated the same as military voters. host: as you learn quickly when you come to this campus, it is the ohio state university. no correction. there are about 60,000 students in the ohio state university campus, including satellite campuses. we are inside of the ohio union. our phone lines are open. 202-5 a 5-383 is set aside -- 202-585-3883 is set aside for viewers inside of ohio. i want to go back to the issue of the ballot initiative in ohio. guest: a swing state within the state. democrats swept every statewide office in 2006. four years later, republicans swept every single one. it just so happened that it triggered redistricting. the republicans did what the majority usually does, they redrew maps. the new maps favor republicans. we have about a 50: 50 state. but when you look at the legislative map, it is way out of whack. there are a lot more republicans. it creates a non-partisan commission that speaks to this better, basically drawing legislative li
bank -- obama -- obama campaign position three days before the election. civilian voters have to be treated the same as military voters. host: as you learn quickly when you come to this campus, it is the ohio state university. no correction. there are about 60,000 students in the ohio state university campus, including satellite campuses. we are inside of the ohio union. our phone lines are open. 202-5 a 5-383 is set aside -- 202-585-3883 is set aside for viewers inside of ohio. i want to go...
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host: that was president obama speaking yesterday. are talking about afghanistan, what nato is talking about, the drawdown, if not just of u.s. troops but also troops from around the world. let's look some more at how "usa today" is talking about the meetings that happened yesterday in chicagoland are continuing today. it says -- randy, independent caller in shreveport, louisiana, welcome. caller:hi. kind of a bottle for the last caller about sending the un. the un and nato are a bunch of white collar criminals murdering at the world. that's not going to do any good. we are the ones sucking out all the resources over there and wherever we go. it is. is. -- it is all corporate. these people are just a bunch of crooks, a bunch of them. all the way from the local areas to the white house. it's a shame. it really is. people need to wake-up. , that's whol runs a they should vote for to get these people out. that's the only place to start. then we will go from there, i hope. have a good day. host: on facebook, r -- the question is where is
host: that was president obama speaking yesterday. are talking about afghanistan, what nato is talking about, the drawdown, if not just of u.s. troops but also troops from around the world. let's look some more at how "usa today" is talking about the meetings that happened yesterday in chicagoland are continuing today. it says -- randy, independent caller in shreveport, louisiana, welcome. caller:hi. kind of a bottle for the last caller about sending the un. the un and nato are a...
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in 2008, obama was able to do this. in the state of the union address, he talked about giving $55 million in grants. what is mitt romney's response and what will this strategy have to be to compete with president obama? host: reid wilson, a question about overall strategy there. guest: one of the interesting things about the florida primary specifically, the electorate at large, the population that's over 65 is about 15% or 17%. in the republican primary, that percentage will be almost 1/3. it was 1/3 in 2008. the electorate is largely older. they will not play as big a role in today's primary as older voters will. moving forward, republicans need to reach out to these younger voters and capture these feeble who already voted for obama once. the under an american is, the more likely they were in 2008 to vote for president obama. it is going to be a big challenge for republicans to find a way to communicate with this new, younger generation. there will be no shortage of outrage -- of our reach. republicans realize they h
in 2008, obama was able to do this. in the state of the union address, he talked about giving $55 million in grants. what is mitt romney's response and what will this strategy have to be to compete with president obama? host: reid wilson, a question about overall strategy there. guest: one of the interesting things about the florida primary specifically, the electorate at large, the population that's over 65 is about 15% or 17%. in the republican primary, that percentage will be almost 1/3. it...
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guest: obama is trying very hard. to put it in one way or the other is not to do a service to the country at this point. we need people and we need leaders who will recognize the complexity, try to strike a compromise down the middle with what works on both sides of the political aisle and then move forward. it will not be that easy. we need as much support from as many people in this country as possible. host: the 2000 campaign focused on how to spend the surplus bill clinton was leaving for the next president. nine/11th changed everything. is there a lesson -- 9/11 changed everything. is there a lesson in that reform policy? guest: the central issue in 2000 was, what kind of world we face now the cold war is over and the soviet union no longer exists? what are we going to face and how will we face it? today our problem is, how do you face global terrorism? they are two different things. they will require two different approaches. we did not know how to handle it in 2000. unfortunately at this point, we do not quite
guest: obama is trying very hard. to put it in one way or the other is not to do a service to the country at this point. we need people and we need leaders who will recognize the complexity, try to strike a compromise down the middle with what works on both sides of the political aisle and then move forward. it will not be that easy. we need as much support from as many people in this country as possible. host: the 2000 campaign focused on how to spend the surplus bill clinton was leaving for...
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so the obama administration or the obama campaign rather is suing to open that window back up for all citizens of ohio and the controversy is that within the legal documents that the obama campaign filed obamathey attacked the law itself. so the romney campaign countered and said you want to undo this law that allows the military voters to vote during these three days? not really the position of the obama campaign. host: the wall street journal is keeping track of early voting in 2004 and 2008. a quarter of the electorate casting their ballots eight years ago. 31% in 2008. what prediction for 2012? guest: good question. some states like florida and ohio have been in the news quite a bit, restricting early voting. there's something else going in ohio, which is falling. under the radar falling the secretary of state has come to an agreement to send out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters within the state. in 2010 that increased the turnout in the counties where the ballot applications were sent out. we may actually see, despite one trend on the in person in early votin
so the obama administration or the obama campaign rather is suing to open that window back up for all citizens of ohio and the controversy is that within the legal documents that the obama campaign filed obamathey attacked the law itself. so the romney campaign countered and said you want to undo this law that allows the military voters to vote during these three days? not really the position of the obama campaign. host: the wall street journal is keeping track of early voting in 2004 and 2008....
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we have seen this from the obama campaign. guest: over $125 million raised by the obama campaign. like ron paul, great strength in small donors. he has an impressive showing on that front in 2008. 47% had come from donors giving $200 or less and that means that $58 million more than the entire mitt romney campaign received a combined. obama's reliance on small voters is a powerful resourced he can continue to utilize. host: riverside, ohio, democrats line. good morning. caller: of half of obama, the money coming in comes from under $200 and less. if you take the other side and you compare. with the big money coming from wall street, if you compare that amount, the other side of that percentage, to what romney has raised. can you compare those figures? i want to ask you about the numbers -- the efforts to add an amendment to the constitution which would take money out of this. host: -- guest: to clarify for the obama administration, 47% of their contributions were from people giving $200 or less. that means that the rest came from people being as much as they could. of course, if t
we have seen this from the obama campaign. guest: over $125 million raised by the obama campaign. like ron paul, great strength in small donors. he has an impressive showing on that front in 2008. 47% had come from donors giving $200 or less and that means that $58 million more than the entire mitt romney campaign received a combined. obama's reliance on small voters is a powerful resourced he can continue to utilize. host: riverside, ohio, democrats line. good morning. caller: of half of...
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president obama on "60 minutes" pressure.'s no he said that he would block it out when he makes decisions for the united states. that's the wrong answer. think the prime minister should be pressuring the president of the united states. host: what does this mean for the united nations? caller: i like the u.n. any time people come together and thought, it's reasonably good. but it needs to be updated for the new powers and it ne conew countries. the security members have a veto. people need to be explained why those five countries and why not other countries? host: on twitter -- albany, new york, democratic caller timothy. caller: the role of the un is to be a platform for discussion at hand for diplomatic relations between all the countries in the world. host: is it serving that purpose? caller: i think it is, but their expectations are too high. it's not going to solve our problem. we will not be able to use it for something it was never intended for. people seem to get upset because they think that because the u.n. issues san
president obama on "60 minutes" pressure.'s no he said that he would block it out when he makes decisions for the united states. that's the wrong answer. think the prime minister should be pressuring the president of the united states. host: what does this mean for the united nations? caller: i like the u.n. any time people come together and thought, it's reasonably good. but it needs to be updated for the new powers and it ne conew countries. the security members have a veto. people...
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-- putin and president obama. guest: there are a lot of things in which the two sides do not see eye to eye. syria is one of those. there are areas of concrete cooperation. the biggest topic that vladimir putin and president obama talked about was the continuing cooperation on afghanistan. we rely on russia for the overwhelming majority of the logistic supplies, equipment, ammunitions, reinforcement. that is a huge change. we used to be dependent on pakistan. pakistan is worth less on both sides of the war in afghanistan. russia is on one side. the side we are on. we now are in a position where the obama administration is at odds with pakistan. we do that because now, we do not depend on them to support our troops in afghanistan. we rely on russia. that is something that was worked out by obama and vladimir putin in march of 2009. this works well. few americans recognize the extent to which the most important country in the american strategy in afghanistan is russia. this is an area in which the corporation is tak
-- putin and president obama. guest: there are a lot of things in which the two sides do not see eye to eye. syria is one of those. there are areas of concrete cooperation. the biggest topic that vladimir putin and president obama talked about was the continuing cooperation on afghanistan. we rely on russia for the overwhelming majority of the logistic supplies, equipment, ammunitions, reinforcement. that is a huge change. we used to be dependent on pakistan. pakistan is worth less on both...
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first has to do with the obama stimulus package. when president obama first got in to office, there were many republican governors who refused to take the stimulus money. i'd like for you to explain if that dampened the recovery efforts. host: caller, let's get one answer at a time. guest: i don't remember anymore, which states, remembering south carolina, i'm vague on that. i would say, on net, yeah, if you don't spend stimulus funds, you're not going to get the bang for the buck that the stimulus is intended. that's number one. caller: president obama's policies helped out the 1%. they made out like gangbusters. president obama is in the process of trying to recapture some of that wild money that went out there by increasing tax which the republicans are against. is that a fair assessment of what's going on as far as obama's fiscal policies -- i'm sorry, tax policies? that's the second question. guest: i think that's generally where he's going. the word like "wild" would be adding to that and obama wouldn't use it but the idea tha
first has to do with the obama stimulus package. when president obama first got in to office, there were many republican governors who refused to take the stimulus money. i'd like for you to explain if that dampened the recovery efforts. host: caller, let's get one answer at a time. guest: i don't remember anymore, which states, remembering south carolina, i'm vague on that. i would say, on net, yeah, if you don't spend stimulus funds, you're not going to get the bang for the buck that the...
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sometimes i raised my eyebrows even at obama. guest: thanks for your comment and question. i will not venture into the financial aspects and how they impact american commercial television. i think it is fairly clear that the advertising and commercials creates a certain desire for a certain type of content. i do want to address the issue of why the chinese ventured into this area of 24-7 news. they wanted to be part of the conversation with aljazeera english, with russia today, with the bbc and cnn international. there has been a procession in the developing world -- a perception in the developing world that media has been dominated by cnn and bbc. i think there has been in the last 10 years a situation where a lot of countries including china are saying that we need to have part of this pie. we need to be able to present alternatives to what the bbc and cnn and the big players are doing. host: here is an e-mail -- let's take a look at a clip from a show called 24-china about asians in america. >> the u.s. asian population has risen in recent years at rates rarely reveled i
sometimes i raised my eyebrows even at obama. guest: thanks for your comment and question. i will not venture into the financial aspects and how they impact american commercial television. i think it is fairly clear that the advertising and commercials creates a certain desire for a certain type of content. i do want to address the issue of why the chinese ventured into this area of 24-7 news. they wanted to be part of the conversation with aljazeera english, with russia today, with the bbc and...
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president obama did not talk politics on either visit. the stories in the newspapers are asking questions about why this happened. here is a headline in the "usa today." couple of other stories in the news today. "the wall street journal" as this piece -- here is a graphic looking at which of these are headaches according to company said it interviewed. business tax breaks often proved to be more trouble than they're worth because of the complexity. some examples. the deduction for energy- efficient buildings requires elaborate computer modeling in meeting tough standards, but could save $200 million. a credit for small business health coverage, but it is tough because of multiple copulations of work force and wages. other tax deductions are credit -- work opportunity tax credit, a credit for increasing research and the deduction for domestic production. that one has a price tag of $12.3 billion. the former press secretary to george w. bush has an op ed piece in "the wall street journal." george w. bush writes himself -- extending the fig
president obama did not talk politics on either visit. the stories in the newspapers are asking questions about why this happened. here is a headline in the "usa today." couple of other stories in the news today. "the wall street journal" as this piece -- here is a graphic looking at which of these are headaches according to company said it interviewed. business tax breaks often proved to be more trouble than they're worth because of the complexity. some examples. the...
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are on what president obama is going to do. i would be a wealthy woman if i -- for the many articles to read on him -- a about him that are very negative in many ways. going into the second term, i noticed he never did that with president bush. it was always a different topic every day. for his first six months he was never talked about. he was not as competent a person. host: i have been here a long time and i beg to disagree. we have been focused on the same issue with president bush. much of the last month we have focused on congress and the president and the fiscal clef. our decision today was to narrow it to look at what the president needs to do as he embarks on a second term. i welcome your opinion. please fill ahead. caller: he looks into the jobs situation. my number one priority for president obama is to have him look at the jobs situation. host: thank you for the call. a story per chelating last weekend, what is known as a supplemental spending bill that will move through congress. a $60.4 billion request for disaste
are on what president obama is going to do. i would be a wealthy woman if i -- for the many articles to read on him -- a about him that are very negative in many ways. going into the second term, i noticed he never did that with president bush. it was always a different topic every day. for his first six months he was never talked about. he was not as competent a person. host: i have been here a long time and i beg to disagree. we have been focused on the same issue with president bush. much of...
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obama's is a constitutional lawyer. for him to go in and start a war with iraq, iran, libya, or syria -- host: ron paul was also on the ballot in virginia today. you voted for mitt romney. what do you disagree with from ron paul's economic message? guest: i am not quite clear what his economic message is. i looked at his career in the congress. it is not a career like a paul ryan who clearly has been a leader of what to say on the deficit. ron paul had plenty of opportunity as a member of congress. i do not think he has done that. it is great to be a novelty in the presidential race, but i do not think there is a serious record of achievement in the congress. host: this tweet says -- guest: i think most ceo's pay the highest rate there is. now, i do not know if ceo's are as good as tax avoidance than warren buffett is, but there is a debate. we have seen interestingly enough with the height individual tax rates. they have been hired. you have at the end of this year the lower tax rate expiring and there will be a popup
obama's is a constitutional lawyer. for him to go in and start a war with iraq, iran, libya, or syria -- host: ron paul was also on the ballot in virginia today. you voted for mitt romney. what do you disagree with from ron paul's economic message? guest: i am not quite clear what his economic message is. i looked at his career in the congress. it is not a career like a paul ryan who clearly has been a leader of what to say on the deficit. ron paul had plenty of opportunity as a member of...
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he identified with president obama as obama was running for office. when he won, he netted his first goal to be the first black president of this very old -- he made his first goal to be the first black president of this merry old high school. he shocked nobody more than himself. he won. he became the first black president at this catholic high school. he turned his life around. he had a struggling student. his grades got better. he got into college. he got into a salt and now he is at villanova. -- she got into lasalle -- he got into lasalle, and now he is at villanova. host: when he got into college, his mother celebrated by decorating her apartment. she worried about sending him to college. she only had $28 in direct count -- $28 in her account. guest: his mother had been unemployed for a very long time. her unemployment benefits had run out. she was watching this very channel, c-span, watching sessions of congress, trying to see if her benefits would be extended, if there was any way she would be able to put a downpayment toward her son's college
he identified with president obama as obama was running for office. when he won, he netted his first goal to be the first black president of this very old -- he made his first goal to be the first black president of this merry old high school. he shocked nobody more than himself. he won. he became the first black president at this catholic high school. he turned his life around. he had a struggling student. his grades got better. he got into college. he got into a salt and now he is at...